Cavalier Genève Tres Delincuentes Connecticut Toro

📌 Brand: Cavalier Genève
📌 Line: Tres Delincuentes Connecticut
📌 Size: Toro (6" × 54)
📌 Weight: 15.4 g
📌 Age: 3 years
📌 Origin: Honduras

Tasting Notes

• Cream – Silky Connecticut base

• Cedar – Gentle wood backbone

• Almond – Subtle nuttiness mid-smoke

• White Pepper – Light spice on the retrohale

First Impressions

Golden Connecticut wrapper with a smooth, velvety feel. Pre-light aromas are cream, hay, and cedar. Cold draw delivers sweet cream and almond, classic for the style.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Opens creamy and smooth, cedar providing gentle structure. Almond note lingers softly.

• Second Third – White pepper enters, balancing the sweetness. Burn line stays steady, flavors remain mild-medium.

• Final Third – Burn wavers, needing correction. Slight bitterness develops, muting the cream and nutty sweetness.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve, light malt with rum-cask fruitiness to lift the mild profile.

• Tea – Silver Needle White Tea (China), delicate and floral, pairing elegantly with the Connecticut wrapper.

Music Pairing

“Satta Massagana” – The Abyssinians .

Roots reggae classic with meditative flow, balancing the creamy sweetness.

Final Thoughts

The Cavalier Tres Delincuentes Connecticut Toro is a smooth and creamy Connecticut with classic nutty and cedar notes. A strong first two thirds, though burn issues and bitterness in the final stretch keep it from being great.

Final Score: 7/10
Why not a 10?
Burn corrections and bitterness in the last third disrupted balance, preventing a smooth finish.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.